02/12/2025
Israeli Occupation Issues 6-Month Administrative Detention Order Against FAZ3A Coordinator in the Jordan Valley, Ayman Ghraieb
For Immediate Release – 2 December 2025
The FAZ3A Campaign strongly condemns the Israeli occupation’s decision today to issue a six-month administrative detention order against Palestinian activist Ayman Ghraieb, the campaign’s field coordinator in the Jordan Valley, who was abducted on 17 November 2025 from the village of al-Fasayil at the request of illegal settlers present at the scene.
From the moment of his abduction, Ayman was held for hours before being transferred to an unknown location. Until today, despite repeated requests by his lawyers and the International Committee of the Red Cross, Israeli authorities have refused to disclose his whereabouts or allow access to him. Human rights sources indicate that Ayman is being held by the Shin Bet, in blatant violation of international law and due process.
Ayman Ghraieb is a dedicated human rights defender and a central figure in the FAZ3A Campaign, working tirelessly to support Palestinian farmers and communities under threat, while documenting escalating settler and military violence across the Jordan Valley. The administrative detention order against him is part of a systematic policy aimed at silencing activists, obstructing documentation efforts, and suppressing grassroots resilience and resistance.
According to B’Tselem, as of June 2025, 3,563 Palestinians are held under administrative detention — imprisonment without charge or trial, subject to indefinite renewals. This detention regime is used as a political tool to target activists and strip them of basic legal protections.
We Demand:
1. The immediate and unconditional release of Ayman Ghraieb.
2. Urgent international intervention by UN bodies, the European Union, and global human rights organizations.
3. Full responsibility placed on Israel for Ayman’s physical and psychological safety, particularly given his enforced disappearance.
4. An international investigation into his abduction, the involvement of settlers, and the conditions of his detention.
Targeting human rights defenders and community organizers will not stop us from standing with Palestinian farmers, protecting vulnerable communities, and documenting ongoing violations across the Jordan Valley and the West Bank.
